Bumper for automobiles



SOSEPH M. CISSELL, 191? LQUSVILLE, KENTUKS'.

BUMPER ron autonomi-.ns

Momes.

Application led July 2*?,

To au whom it may concern.'

15e it known that l, Josera M. CIssnLL, a citizen of the 'United Statesv of America, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bumpers for Automobiles, of which the tollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to fenders especially adapted for use in connection with automobiles.

Une important objeet of the invention is to improve and simplify the general coristruction of devices of this character.

A second important object of the invention is to provide a peculiar spring support for a fender bar which is so arranged that the bar is rigidly attached to the spring support while at the same time either end of the bar may yield to a blow without injury to the rigid attachment, the device beingoif improved and novel construction.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations oi' parts hereinafter ullydescribed, illustrated -in the accompanying drawings,QV

and specifically claimed.

1n the accompanying drawings, like Ichar acters of reference indicate like parts in? t ye several views, and

Figure '1 is a plan view of the improved mobile, a portion of the latter being closed in dotted outlines.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure die.,

2-2 of said Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail section on the line 33 of Figure 1. .A f Figure d is a detail perspective view of a portion of such fender with a modified form'of spring support.

ln carrying vout the object of this invention there is provided a. fender bar 1() which is preferably formed from a T-bar, this T bar being positioned so that its stem is horizontal and its ends are curved backward as clearly shown in Figure 1f This T-bar/is supported on the machine by certain spring supporting bars each oit which consists of a straight body portion 11 hayin a forwardly curved extremity 'l2 pretide with a bolt receiving slot 13. At the' other end of the straight body portion 11 the bar is bent laterally inward and then outward to form Specification of Letters atexit.

i but f showing thei'ender in section on the line 'a sleeve.

Patenten reu. es. ieee.

. being disposed in an opposite direction to the portion lll. lt will be observed from Figure d that in the form there shown the portion 18 is omitted. Toward the forward end of the portion 11 there is provided a bolt receiving opening 19 and through the openings .19 and 13 pass the hoolr bolts 20.

@n the stem of each of these hoo-lr bolts there 1s provided a clamp member- 21 havin a forwardly projecting infrer 22, the body of the clamp member 21 tting beneath the frame bar 23 of the automobile while the ingerQQ projects up alongside of said frame bolt. 1t will be also observed from Figure 3 that the hook bolt engages the lower flange of-this frame bolt so as to clamp it se- =curely between the body of the member and vthe end of the hook bolt. The usual nuts 24 lare employed to vdraw the hook bolt tightly in, osition.

n many of the devices of this description\ in which rigid bumper bars are employed fender showing its application tov an auto-L difliculty is experienced when one or the other of the bumper bars comes into con rtact with an object because as that end is pushed b aclr the bumper bar assumes a diagonal 4position between .the two spring supports and unless these supports can yield Vlaterally they bend or break. This defect J 1s especially observable in devices of this character employing yieldable supporting members consisting of a rod telescoping in In the present device Whenever one end of the bumper bolt is forced back the backward movement is resisted by. the U-shaped spring portions while these same portions permit lateral yielding so that there is no breakage of either spring support.

There has thus been provided a simple and et'tcient device of thekind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form and constructionoi the invention `without departing from the material principles thereof. It is not therefore desired to conlne the invention to the exact viio form herein shown and described, but it is wished to include ail such ns properly comewithin thetscope claimed.

Having thus described the invention7 what is claimed as new, is z- 1. in a device of the kind described, a rigid bumper' bar, and supports for .said bumper bar each consisting ot a strip of spring material comprising a body portion carrying means for attachment to an automobile; an inwardly directed U-shaped spring portion at an end oi the body poi-tion, and a torwardiy extending portion having its extremities twisted at right angles to the body portion and secured to the rigid bumper bar.

2. in a device of the kind described, a rigid bumper bar, and supports for Said bumper ber each consisting of a strip ot spring material comprising a body portion carrying means for attachment to an automobile, an inwardly directed U-shaped spring portion at an end ot' the body portion, and

a forwardly extending portion havin its extremity twisted at right angles to the ody portion and secured to the rigid bumper bar, said forwardly extending portion including a U-shaped spring portion disposed between the extremities of the forwardly extending portion and extending from said portion in a. direction opposite the first mentioned U- shaped spring portion.

3. The combination with a vehicle having longitudinally extending members, of it bumper bar, and spring supports therefore each secured to a respective longitudinal member and each consisting of a Strip of strap spring metal having one end Secured to the bumper bar and provided intermediate itsvends with a laterally extending U-sliaped spring portion havin one leg resting against the forward end of tie respective longitudinal member and constituting a stop against rearward movement of the support.

In testimony whereof I affix my si nature.

JOSEPH M. CIS LL. 

